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  1. Nev

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I suspect that Rees Mogg sneaked into Dr Who's Tardis some time back when the Dr was paying a visit to the 17th Century. If only the Dr would take him back to a time where he belongs.
  2. Nev

    Newbie - Cube ebike in the Mendips

    Welcome, I think you will love your bike. I have yet to meet someone who has bought a pedelec who does not really enjoy riding it.
  3. Nev

    Cannondale Synapse Neo

    Due to the bad weather I have not done many miles on the Neo (less than 10), but here are a few more of my thoughts. Taking off with the motor off is quite hard work. Although not as difficult as my e-mtb it is still a fair bit more difficult than a conventional bike. I would not want to ride...
  4. Nev

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Someone on TV brought this idea up. All the various plans are presented to the HoC and voted on. Lets say there are 8 different plans. At the end of the voting session the plan with the least votes is scrapped. The process then re starts but this time with only 7 plans being voted for, and...
  5. Nev

    Cannondale Synapse Neo

    Hi nightrider, I think the bike feels fairly light to me but that's mainly because for the last 10 months I have done over 3000 miles on a 25 kg e-mtb. I suspect if I had been riding a 10 or 12 kg bike then the Neo would feel fairly heavy. It was great putting it in the back of my car. I...
  6. Nev

    Cannondale Synapse Neo

    Lol, yes I shall blame you if it all goes pair shaped. Seriously I am really glad you brought my attention to it. As soon as I saw the pic and read the specification I thought this was probably exactly the type of bike I had been looking for over the last 6 months. Unfortunately it does not...
  7. Nev

    Cannondale Synapse Neo

    I will feed back my thoughts when I have got a few miles under my belt on it. The bike is heavier than what I would have ideally liked, but it's probably about 7 or 8 kg lighter than my e-mtb. I do like the active line motor, although the CX motor in the mtb is not exactly loud I can still...
  8. Nev

    Cannondale Synapse Neo

    I road tested the Neo this morning and was very impressed with it. I found it much better on the hills (which was my worry) than the Cube road bike (Fazua motor) I tested some time ago. I have bought the Neo 2 and if the weather is decent I will hopefully get a good ride out on it tomorrow.
  9. Nev

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Charles Walker Vice Chair of 1922 committee said on the radio that if Mays deal is defeated tonight May will have no choice but to call a GE, any thoughts?
  10. Nev

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Possibility May might be flying to Strasbourg shortly for last minute talks. Possible break through does anyone think?
  11. Nev

    Cannondale Synapse Neo

    I've arranged a test ride on the Neo for Wednesday provided its not raining (shop wont let it out in the rain, I don't blame them for that). They will let me try it out on a decent hill, I will feed back to this forum my thoughts.
  12. Nev

    Cannondale Synapse Neo

    I don't know for sure but I think so. It uses the 500wh power tube system like mine does. On my bike this can be charged either on or off the bike. I think the Neo is the same but if anyone knows different please let me know.
  13. Nev

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Next week could be a chance for JC to show some real leadership for once, not sure if he is up to it though. See link below, lot of sense contained in it. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/09/vanilla-brexit-marmite-tories-labour
  14. Nev

    Cannondale Synapse Neo

    Does anyone know if I could use the Bosch 500 wh battery from the Neo as a spare for the Bosch 500 wh battery on my Cube mtb? There is a mountain I want to ride up in North Wales, Foel Fras which is 3091 ft or 942 m high. There is no way I can get up this mountain on one battery. I am not...
  15. Nev

    Cannondale Synapse Neo

    That's a good increase in average speed Robert, that's the kind of improvement I would like to see between my Cube mtb and the Neo for the same level of effort from me. Interesting that you saw this increase even though the Genesis weights 5kg more than your mtb. What would you put the...
  16. Nev

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I wasn't paying 100% attention so I may have got some of this wrong but I think Michel Portillo said last night on the Politics show with Andrew Neil that he could see the following happening. May loses the vote by close to 100 votes. In the next few days the HoC votes to reject leaving on...
  17. Nev

    Cannondale Synapse Neo

    How much faster do you folks think I would be able to go on something like the Neo or the Gain in comparison to my Cube MTB with CX motor? So imagine I am riding the Cube MTB on the flat either with no wind or a slight tail wind and I am doing 18 mph. If I then get on the Neo or Gain and put...
  18. Nev

    Cannondale Synapse Neo

    That's a really good point Rob. If you get a test ride on one of these from Ribble can you feed back to the forum what you thought of it.
  19. Nev

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    There was a Brexit supporting journalist on that late night politics show a while back hosted by Andrew Neil. The journalist said that in the event of a no deal Brexit we could reduce all out tariffs to zero and then negotiate new trade deals with other countries. Neil quick as a flash then...
  20. Nev

    Bosch Battery Chargers

    Bosch make three battery chargers. The 2 amp, 4 amp and 6 amp. The larger the current capacity charger then the quicker it will charge the battery. My question is, does using a faster charger ie the 6 amp instead of the 2 amp, reduce the longevity of the battery?